Definition of tanner Tanner

/tæˈnɚ/ - [taner] - tanβ€’ner

We found 8 definitions of tanner from 6 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: tanners

tanner - a craftsman who tans skins and hides
  artisan, journeyman, artificer, craftsman a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
tanner - a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
  sixpence
  coin a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
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  • tanner (Noun)
    A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.
  • tanner (Noun)
    A coin, the sixpenny bit.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary πŸ“˜

  • tanner (n.)
    One whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary πŸ“•

  • tanner
    tanβ€²Δ—r, n. (slang) a sixpence. [Said to be Gipsy tano, little.]

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue πŸ‘…

  • tanner
    A sixpence. The kiddey tipped the rattling cove a tanner for luck; the lad gave the coachman sixpence for drink.

Part of speech

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  • tanner, noun, singular of tanners.
  • tanner, adjective, comparative of tan.

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